The governor says safety is his top priority. He spoke of the recent tragedies, as well as the accomplishments the coal industry has made, when it comes to safety. Also at the conference today, a commission the governor and his staff have been working very closely with, revealed new information. The Commission on Mine [...]

It’s a great time to have a newly minted degree in petroleum engineering.
The recent dip in oil and gasoline prices hasn’t dented an over-the-top demand for entry-level petroleum engineers and others with energy-related technical educations, experts say.
A graduate with a degree in petroleum engineering can expect a starting salary of $70,000 a year, sometimes [...]

Ontario Power Generation’s 490-megawatt Unit 5 at the Nanticoke coal-fired power station in Ontario shut by early Friday, the Independent Electricity System Operator said in a report.
The 3,920 MW Nanticoke station, which entered service between 1972 and 1978, is located on the north shore of Lake Erie in the town of Nanticoke, about 80 miles [...]

Atlas Copco North America Inc. has acquired Beacon Holdings Corporation (parent company to BeaconMedaes and Medaes), from The Riverside Company. The BeaconMedaes group is a solutions provider, predominantly of medical air systems and medical utility delivery systems for hospitals.
The BeaconMedaes group is headquartered in Charlotte and has 386 employees. The company has assembly facilities and [...]

Australia`s biggest engineering company - has won an A$800 million contract to mine copper and gold and Oxiana Ltd`s Prominent Hill project.
The deal will see Leighton`s wholly-owned subsidiary Theiss Pty Ltd extract approximately 38 Mt of treatable ore over a six year period, creating a pit some 1.2 km wide, 1.4 km long on the [...]

Pinnacle Resources, Inc. announced that it has taken over 100% ownership in Diamonaire (Pty) Limited effective as of July 1, 2006. Since inception of the joint venture, Diamonaire has been owned equally by Ocean Options, a South African closed corporation represented by Chris Wilson, inventor and operator of the AquaWalker technology. Mr. Gamble, President [...]

The biggest order for coal mining equipment for decades is set to give a huge boost to a Midlands manufacturing operation.
Powerfuel will spend £37 million on state-of-theart machinery to be used at the Hatfield pit near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
Two sets of coal-cutting and ancillary equipment will be bought from Joy Mining Machinery, to be [...]

THE BIGGEST order for coal mining equipment for decades was signed by a company re-opening a Yorkshire colliery, safeguarding hundreds of jobs.
Powerfuel will spend £37m on state-of-the-art machinery to be used at the Hatfield pit near Doncaster.
Two sets of coal cutting and ancillary equipment will be bought from Joy Mining Machinery, to be manufactured at [...]

Members of United Steelworkers of America Local 37 settled into picket tents and outposts near Steel of West Virginia’s plant Saturday, one day after the union overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract and went on strike.
Carl Hall, a staff representative for the union, said he had not had any communication with Steel of West Virginia officials [...]

A part of the mining belt system at the first mine of Neyveli Lignite Corporation was completely damaged in a fire last night, affecting production, a company official said.
More than 120 metres of the mining belt system were damaged. Fire tenders fought the blaze for an hour and doused it. The loss is estimated at [...]